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#12380B Color

#12380B is rgb(18, 56, 11) in RGB, hsl(111, 67%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 80%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), visibly different at ΔE 10.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12380B
HEX#12380B
RGBrgb(18, 56, 11)
HSLhsl(111, 67%, 13%)
HSVhsv(111, 80%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 80%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(30.2% 0.084 140.8)
LABlab(20.00% -21.70 22.57)
LCHlch(20.00% 31.31 133.88)

What #12380B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #12380B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#12380B Channel Values

How #12380B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 18 · G 56 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 111° · S 67% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 111° · S 80% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 80% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.16:1 vs white · 1.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12380B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #12380B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12380B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #12380B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12380B.

How #12380B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#12380B
Protanopia#34340B
Protanomaly#2A350B
Deuteranopia#2F2F0E
Deuteranomaly#26330D
Tritanopia#1B3535
Tritanomaly#173629
Achromatopsia#303030

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12380B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-12380b: #12380B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12380B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12380b': '#12380B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.220, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_12380b">#12380B</color>
SVG fillfill="#12380B"

More Green Colors

#12380B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#12380B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12380B?

#12380B is a darkest green — rgb(18, 56, 11) in RGB and hsl(111, 67%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.04.

What is the RGB value of #12380B?

#12380B is rgb(18, 56, 11) — red 18, green 56, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12380B?

#12380B converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 80%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12380B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12380B scores 13.16:1 against white and 1.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12380B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12380B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 24.25, which is visibly different.

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